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It's just another way to describe the hero's journey, which is about ego death (facing our "demons") and rebuilding ourselves into better versions of ourselves. Ancient people didn't have modern psychology, so they used metaphor, simile and allegory. A more modern version would be Steppenwolf, by Hesse.
See also: Star Wars, The Matrix, and The Simple Life
The simple life? I don't see it, but if you do, cool. I'm more a reader, so I guess that's what immediately came to mind.
Including that one at the end was an attempt at humor lol
I didn't want to laugh if you were serious. In a thread about not being literal! 😂
It's more about appeasing the blood god.
At that time, it was their best understanding, sure. I'm saying there's a reason various archetypes have very human qualities. Also humans don't tend to work through their own stuff with regular rewards and everyday punishment of dealing with the backlash. But the rewards are divine, indeed.